Discovering the giant nest architecture of grass-cutting ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
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Resumo: | Atta capiguara is a grass-cutting ant species frequently found in Cerrado biome. However, little is known about the giant nest architecture of this ant. In this study, we investigated the architecture of three A. capiguara nests from a fragment of Cerrado in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. Casts were made of the nests by filling them with cement to permit better visualization of internal structures such as chambers and tunnels. After excavation, the depth and dimensions (length, width, and height) of the chambers were measured. The results showed the shape of Atta capiguara nests consisting of mounds of loose soil with unique features resembling a conic section. The fungus chambers were found distant from the mound of loose soil and were spaced apart and distributed laterally at the soil profile. The waste chambers were located beneath the largest mound of loose soil. Both the fungus and waste chambers were separated and distant. Our study contributes to a better understanding of the so far unknown nest architecture of the grass-cutting ant A. capiguara. |
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Discovering the giant nest architecture of grass-cutting ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)Grass-cutting antsNestSocial insectsAtta capiguara is a grass-cutting ant species frequently found in Cerrado biome. However, little is known about the giant nest architecture of this ant. In this study, we investigated the architecture of three A. capiguara nests from a fragment of Cerrado in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. Casts were made of the nests by filling them with cement to permit better visualization of internal structures such as chambers and tunnels. After excavation, the depth and dimensions (length, width, and height) of the chambers were measured. The results showed the shape of Atta capiguara nests consisting of mounds of loose soil with unique features resembling a conic section. The fungus chambers were found distant from the mound of loose soil and were spaced apart and distributed laterally at the soil profile. The waste chambers were located beneath the largest mound of loose soil. Both the fungus and waste chambers were separated and distant. Our study contributes to a better understanding of the so far unknown nest architecture of the grass-cutting ant A. capiguara.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Laboratório de Insetos Sociais-Praga Departamento de Produção Vegetal Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/UNESP, Caixa Postal 237Laboratório de Entomologia Departamento de Fitotecnia e Zootecnia Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB), Caixa Postal 95Laboratório de Insetos Sociais-Praga Departamento de Produção Vegetal Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/UNESP, Caixa Postal 237FAPESP: 03/00082-5FAPESP: 03/06935-0CNPq: 301718/2013-0Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB)Forti, Luiz Carlos [UNESP]de Andrade, Ana Paula Protti [UNESP]Camargo, Roberto da Silva [UNESP]Caldato, Nadia [UNESP]Moreira, Aldenise Alves2018-12-11T17:11:31Z2018-12-11T17:11:31Z2017-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects8020039Insects, v. 8, n. 2, 2017.2075-4450http://hdl.handle.net/11449/17451810.3390/insects80200392-s2.0-850185087352-s2.0-85018508735.pdf6187684824965648Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengInsects0,897info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-04-30T15:57:55Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/174518Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T20:14:53.470260Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Discovering the giant nest architecture of grass-cutting ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) |
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Discovering the giant nest architecture of grass-cutting ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) |
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Discovering the giant nest architecture of grass-cutting ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Forti, Luiz Carlos [UNESP] Grass-cutting ants Nest Social insects |
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Discovering the giant nest architecture of grass-cutting ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) |
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Discovering the giant nest architecture of grass-cutting ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) |
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Discovering the giant nest architecture of grass-cutting ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) |
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Discovering the giant nest architecture of grass-cutting ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) |
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Discovering the giant nest architecture of grass-cutting ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) |
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Forti, Luiz Carlos [UNESP] |
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Forti, Luiz Carlos [UNESP] de Andrade, Ana Paula Protti [UNESP] Camargo, Roberto da Silva [UNESP] Caldato, Nadia [UNESP] Moreira, Aldenise Alves |
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de Andrade, Ana Paula Protti [UNESP] Camargo, Roberto da Silva [UNESP] Caldato, Nadia [UNESP] Moreira, Aldenise Alves |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB) |
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Forti, Luiz Carlos [UNESP] de Andrade, Ana Paula Protti [UNESP] Camargo, Roberto da Silva [UNESP] Caldato, Nadia [UNESP] Moreira, Aldenise Alves |
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Grass-cutting ants Nest Social insects |
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Grass-cutting ants Nest Social insects |
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Atta capiguara is a grass-cutting ant species frequently found in Cerrado biome. However, little is known about the giant nest architecture of this ant. In this study, we investigated the architecture of three A. capiguara nests from a fragment of Cerrado in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. Casts were made of the nests by filling them with cement to permit better visualization of internal structures such as chambers and tunnels. After excavation, the depth and dimensions (length, width, and height) of the chambers were measured. The results showed the shape of Atta capiguara nests consisting of mounds of loose soil with unique features resembling a conic section. The fungus chambers were found distant from the mound of loose soil and were spaced apart and distributed laterally at the soil profile. The waste chambers were located beneath the largest mound of loose soil. Both the fungus and waste chambers were separated and distant. Our study contributes to a better understanding of the so far unknown nest architecture of the grass-cutting ant A. capiguara. |
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